The St. Georges Hall [Liverpool]
type: Item
label: St Georges Hall @nl
label: Saint Georges Hall @it
description: Theatre building in Liverpool, United Kingdom
description: accommodatie voor uitvoerende kunst in Liverpool, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
alternative label: The St. Georges Hall
EUTA building identifier: 1150
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Liverpool
GPS: Point(-2.9801 53.4086)
Wikidata source: Q1073341
opening date: 1854-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q1060829
Carthalia ID: 1073
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Law courts and performance halls complex, built 1842-1854 by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes (exterior) and Charles Robert Cockerell (interior), on the former site of an infirmary. Major refurbishment in the 1990s/2000s. - Great Hall: 1855 organ by Henry Willis (7737 pipes). Floor by Minton, made from ca. 30,000 encaustic tiles. Originally used for large-scale music festivals and balls. Later used for concerts and congresses. Up to 1000 seats. Concert Room: Used for concerts. Up to 1200 seats. Closed due to safety concerns. (Planned use: concert hall). Crown Court: Used as criminal court until 1980. (Planned use: tourist attraction with mock trials; theatre for court drama performances). Civil Court: Used as civil court until 1980. (Planned use: education and learning centre).